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Till Death Do Us Part? by Judith Bryant

Posted October 10th, 2014 | by The Red Headed Lawyer

There are many common myths concerning divorce in the state of Texas, which include:

  1. If I get the kids 50 percent of the time, I won’t have to pay child support.
  2. Texas has a no-fault divorce system, so my affair is irrelevant.
  3. Texas doesn’t have alimony.
  4. I bought it with my earnings, so it’s mine.
  5. I earned it, so it’s mine.

To find out the answers to these myths, read the full article here.

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Written by Judith E. Bryant, a partner with the Austin law firm of Noelke English Maples St. Leger Blair, for the State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Journal.